COURT JAILS TWO FOR N14.8M FRAUD IN MAIDUGURI. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
Court Jails Two for N14.8m Fraud in Maiduguri Justice B.T Zannah of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, July 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced two to three years imprisonment. The convicts are: Babagana Bukar and Hauwa Chabri. The convicts were arraigned on Monday, July 13, 2026 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a separate one -count charge for the offence of criminal misappropriation to the tune of N14,800,000.00 (Fourteen Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira). The charge against Bukar reads: "That you, Babagana Bukar sometimes in 2025 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly misappropriated and converted to your own use the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00 (Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) money belonging to Bunu Gambo Liman, being amount given to you through Babakura Umar and Bello Adamu for the supplies of 100 bags of IRS...
Honourable Justice Dije Aboki of Kano State High Court has granted and application for leave to prefer charge against the duo of Saminu Umar Tar'ambu and Ahmed Maiturare of popular Kantin Kwari Textile Market,Kano City,brought by the EFCC.The prime suspect,Ta'ambu,was alleged to have approached Mathias Hee,a Swiss National and owner of Okutex,a textile manufacturing company sometimes in July,2015,requesting for the supply of fabrics totaling $530,000 under the pretence that he acted on behalf of Kano State Government.He forged documents titled Authorization to transfer to foreign account purported to have been issued and signed by the authorities of the Government of Kano State.Since the supplies,Ta'ambu failed to honour his part of the bargain and has refused to remit the amount as agreed.The matter has been adjourned to 5th of October,2016,for arraignment.One more photo below.
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